Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
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We are carefully analyzing (Microsoft's) reply and after they have had the opportunity to present their arguments at the oral hearing we will decide whether or not to impose a daily fine.
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We have 25 working days to decide whether we think there may be some negative impact on effective competition or not.
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It is the commission that decides if Microsoft is in compliance with the ruling, not Microsoft.
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We will take into account what was said at the hearing and the documents submitted before we make a decision. It will take several weeks.
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We think he will be a truly independent adviser.
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The role of the European Commission is to ensure proper application of EU competition rules to benefit consumers and companies in Europe, not for the benefit of one company.
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It would be no good if one broadcaster claimed 99% and the other only 1% of the matches.
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It would be premature to conclude that offering access to source codes would necessarily resolve the problem of compliance.
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It would be premature to conclude access to the source code would resolve the problem of the lack of compliance with our decision.
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Professor Barrett is a leading and well-respected computer expert whose name was suggested to the Commission by Microsoft .
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We are going to follow the situation very attentively.
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Technical support is only helpful if the documentation has reached a certain standard.
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We are of the opinion that Microsoft is not in compliance. We are still expecting a reply to our statement of objections.
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We are taking a close interest in the situation. There has been informal contact with the Polish authorities in the past few months.